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Five Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie (1573).
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Engelsk:
Cold May and windy,
Barn filleth up finely.
Del av:
September blow soft,
Till fruit be in loft,
Forgotten mont past,
Do now at the last.
October good blast,
To blow the hog mast.
Forgotten mont past,
Do now at the last.
November take flail;
Let ship no more sail.
Forgotten mont past,
Do now at the last.
O dirty December,
For Christmas remember.
Forgotten mont past,
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A kindly good January,
Freezeth pot by the fire.
Forgotten mont past,
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Feb, fill the dike,
With what thou dost like.
Forgotten mont past,
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March dust to be sold,
Worth ransom of gold.
Forgotten mont past,
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Sweet April showers,
Do spring May flowers.
Forgotten mont past,
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Cold May and windy,
Barn filleth up finely.
Forgotten mont past,
Do now at the last.
Calm weather in June,
Corn sets in tune.
Forgotten, mont past,
Do now at the last.
No tempest, good July,
Lets corn (a) look ruly.
Forgotten, mont past,
Do now at the last.
Dry August and warm,
Doth harvest no harm.
Forgotten, mont past,
Do now at the last.
Thomas Tusser
Nasjonalitet: engelsk
Tittel: dikter og gårdbruker
Levde: 1524 - 1580